Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies
Colour and space are pervasive topics in both perception and art. This article investigates the role of colour and pattern in relation to space and time in the art works by two artists: Frank Stella, a well-known Post-War American abstract painter, and Pieter Vermeersch, an emerging Belgian abstract...
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| description | Colour and space are pervasive topics in both perception and art. This article investigates the role of colour and pattern in relation to space and time in the art works by two artists: Frank Stella, a well-known Post-War American abstract painter, and Pieter Vermeersch, an emerging Belgian abstract painter, representing a contemporary trend to break the barriers between artistic disciplines. While Stella adheres to the Modernist logic of non-illusionistic, non-spatial, non-referential art as object, perceived instantaneously, Vermeersch explores ways to enhance the viewers’ spatial and temporal experiences through complex art installations with multiple objects and architectural elements interacting with each other and with the spaces in which they are embedded. We discuss these major themes in some representative art works, and in the way they are perceived and appreciated by contemporary viewers, investigated in four empirical studies: two laboratory experiments using well-controlled stimuli derived from at works, and two museum studies employing a variety of methods, including mobile eye-tracking and questionnaires. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dbb30f032a543dea8d0466aa7c71f352022-12-22T04:16:42ZdeuSciendoGestalt Theory2519-58082022-08-01441-272610.2478/gth-2022-0013Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case StudiesWagemans Johan0De Winter Stefanie1Linden Christopher2Department of Brain & Cognition, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Tiensestraat 112, Box 3711, B-3000Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Brain & Cognition and Art History, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Tiensestraat 102 - bus 3711, 3000LeuvenDepartment of Brain & Cognition, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Tiensestraat 102 - bus 3711, 3000LeuvenColour and space are pervasive topics in both perception and art. This article investigates the role of colour and pattern in relation to space and time in the art works by two artists: Frank Stella, a well-known Post-War American abstract painter, and Pieter Vermeersch, an emerging Belgian abstract painter, representing a contemporary trend to break the barriers between artistic disciplines. While Stella adheres to the Modernist logic of non-illusionistic, non-spatial, non-referential art as object, perceived instantaneously, Vermeersch explores ways to enhance the viewers’ spatial and temporal experiences through complex art installations with multiple objects and architectural elements interacting with each other and with the spaces in which they are embedded. We discuss these major themes in some representative art works, and in the way they are perceived and appreciated by contemporary viewers, investigated in four empirical studies: two laboratory experiments using well-controlled stimuli derived from at works, and two museum studies employing a variety of methods, including mobile eye-tracking and questionnaires.https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2022-0013paintingartcolourspacetime |
| spellingShingle | Wagemans Johan De Winter Stefanie Linden Christopher Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies Gestalt Theory painting art colour space time |
| title | Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies |
| title_full | Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies |
| title_fullStr | Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies |
| title_short | Colour, Pattern, Space and Time in Art Perception: Two Case Studies |
| title_sort | colour pattern space and time in art perception two case studies |
| topic | painting art colour space time |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2022-0013 |
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